US Plant Patent PP11587
UFQueen
Nectarine tree named `UFQueen`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 20, 2018. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP11587
- Filed
- July 20, 1998
- Granted
- October 24, 2000
- Expires
- July 20, 2018
- Inventor
- SHERMAN WAYNE B
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which has a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 250 chill units (cu). The tree is of large size, is highly vigorous spreading growth habit and has nonshowy pink flowers. Glands are small and reniform in shape and isolated to the basal portions of leaves. This tree, which has been denominated `UFQueen` is a regular bearer of heavy crops of early maturing, large for early ripening season, with very firm non-melting flesh, clingstone fruit having yellow flesh color. Fruit is uniform, attractive, substantially symmetrical shape, and has an attractive normally 90 to 100% solid red skin. The fruit ripens substantially with that of `Sunraycer` in early to mid-May at Gainesville, Fla.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct nectarine tree variety as illustrated and described, characterized by a low- chillimg requirement and bearing early-ripening fruit with firm, yellow, non-melting flesh and high eating quality and an attractive high percentage red over color with fruit ripening in early to mid-May or with `Sunraycer` at Gainesville.
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